Both Walmart and Dollarama have made their names by selling extremely (freakishly) cheap goods in a variety of different categories, from household electronics to shelf-stable food. But which of the two is really cheaper? MTL Blog did some #investigativejournalism to get to the bottom of this question, and the results were an absolute landslide for one lucky company.
Much like Amazon used to be a bookselling website before becoming an online shopping overlord that provides all, Uber Eats had its beginnings in restaurant-to-doorstep cuisine. Now, though, you can find nearly anything you might want on the app. Dépanneurs, snack retailers and grocery stores have thoroughly infiltrated the platform.The following are real items that are on offer when ordering Uber Eats from MTL Blog's office in downtown Montreal. If you really wanted to, you could ask another human being to deliver each of these items to your home for a price.
That microwaveable popcorn you bought at the dollar store could be coated in butter and harmful chemicals. A report by Environmental Defence found that at least one in four items at dollar stores in Canada contain substances that are dangerous to the human body. The advocacy group tested products from Dollar Tree and Dollarama, finding lead-laced children's toys and headphones, along with microwave popcorn bags lined with a toxic cocktail of "forever chemicals," known as PFAS, that can leach into the snack.
Dollarama enthusiasts will soon have to dish out more cash for their favourite items. The discount retailer is driving up the cost of its top-tier goods to $5 over the next year. The highest price tag has been $4 since 2016 when the company last raised prices.